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Preparing for an Initial Legal Consultation

Published 28 October 2026. Not yet reviewed by Advocate Latika Kashyap. General information for readers in India. Not legal advice, not a complete statement of the law, and not a citation of a case or a deadline. Do not rely on it for a filing date.

Bring a short chronology: what happened, in the order it happened, with dates where you know them. Names of the other people and of any court or authority already involved are more useful than a long account of how the situation feels, though the feeling is not irrelevant.

Bring copies, not originals, unless you have been asked for an original. A complete file is better than a highlighted excerpt that leaves out the page you hope will not be noticed. Advocates read the pages clients would rather skip.

Be ready to say what you want. A hearing date that is already fixed, a notice period that is running, or a registration appointment that cannot move are practical facts. They change what can sensibly be done this week.

The first conversation is also the advocate’s opportunity to decide whether to act. There may be a conflict, the matter may sit outside the practice, or the step you have in mind may be one the advocate will not take. Hearing that early is a service, not a refusal of courtesy.

Sending the enquiry form on this website does not start the consultation and does not make Advocate Latika Kashyap your advocate. Do not include identity numbers, passwords, bank details, or a detailed medical or financial history in that form. Those belong, if they belong at all, in a consultation that has been agreed.

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